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Report: Friend uses children to separate wife, husband disturbance

Wichita Falls police arrested Amanda Opela after her friend reportedly used children to stop her from allegedly assaulting her husband.

Opela(Photo: WCSO)

According to the probable cause report, shortly before 8 p.m., Saturday, officers were dispatched to the 4600 block of Brookdale Drive for a disturbance complaint. Dispatch advised the officers that a witness, while pumping gas at a nearby service station, could see a disturbance occurring in a nearby backyard.

The witness told officers they could see a disturbance between two women and a man where one of the women, wearing a blue tank top, later identified as Opela, was seen throwing a chair at the male victim and punching him several times. The witness also told the officers the second woman, wearing a red tank top, was seen picking up two toddler-aged children, that were present during the disturbance, and carried them towards an alleyway.

When the officers arrived, they observed a woman wearing a red tank top, later identified as a friend, emerge from the front door of the residence. The female witness told the officers that the suspect, later identified as Opela, and her husband were involved in a verbal disturbance in the backyard. The friend admitted the fight became physical when she pushed Opela to the ground to separate her from the man.

The friend told officers that during the disturbance between Opela and her husband, she picked up two children that were present during the argument, and stood between them, believing Opela would not attack. However, Opela tried to throw several punches over the friend, attempting to strike the victim.

The male victim told officers he was not injured, however, the officers found it reasonable that a person would feel pain after being struck in the head several times and having a chair broken on him.

Opela was arrested and charged with assault on family/household member with a previous conviction. Her bond, according to the Wichita County Jail, was set at $20,000 by a judge. She was released Sunday from jail custody.

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